1954 Kumbh Mela stampede

1954 Kumbh Mela stampede

1954 Kumbh Mela stampede was a stampede that occurred in 1954 at Kumbha Mela on 3 February 1954 in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh state in India. More than 800 people died and over 100 were injured. The stampede was caused by failure of crowd control measures because of presence of large number of politicians. This is one of worst stampedes in India.

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